Monday, March 11, 2019 11:53 PM Local Time
Andrew Moreno
The two starting flights are complete for the $1,700 WSOP Circuit Main Event at the Bicycle Hotel and Casino.
Sunday's Day 1A flight generated 280 entries, and another 398 joined Monday's Day 1B to bring the total field to 678 across both. With 66 players bagging in Flight A and 79 in Flight B there are 145 survivors for Day 2.
Glen Cressman bagged up a massive stack of 696,000 chips to set the pace after Day 1A, and his lead was not surpassed during Day 1B's session. Andrew Moreno (pictured) finished Day 1B with 504,000, with Cressman holding the overall chip lead heading into Day 2.
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Monday, March 11, 2019 11:48 PM Local Time
Play has concluded for the night and the remaining players have bagged up their chips.
A full recap will be posted shortly.
Monday, March 11, 2019 11:47 PM Local Time
Andrew Moreno opens to 7,000 from middle position. Javid Javani re-raises to 18,000 from the cutoff. It folds to the big blind who calls, putting it back on Moreno.
The dealer pulls in the chips. Moreno stops her from dealing the flop, relaying that he still hasn't called the 18,000. She puts Moreno's original bet back in front of him. Moreno does decide to call the three bet.
The flop comes . All three players check, bringing the turn card.
The big blind checks. Moreno checks. Javani grabs 25,000 and puts in the middle. The big blind calls. Moreno comes over the top with a check-raise to 82,000. Javani folds.
Action is back on the big blind. He enters the tank and asks how much more it is. Moreno instructs the dealer to pull in the 25,000. She does. "Pull his in too, just to make it fair," Phil Laak joking interjects.
It is 57,000 more to see a river. The big blind tanks for a little longer, then calls.
The competes the board. The big blind checks. Moreno jams and his opponent calls. Morneo turns over for the nut flush. The big blind tables , but his trips are no match.
Morneo moved all in for about 140,000. His opponent has around 110,000. The big blind is eliminated. Moreno is takes down the massive pot and will most likely end Day 1B as chip leader.
Andrew Moreno - 507,000
Monday, March 11, 2019 11:23 PM Local Time
Dealers have been instructed to deal five more hands. Once each table completes this task, they will bag and tag for the end of Day 1B.
Monday, March 11, 2019 11:13 PM Local Time
Vinny Moscati
Seven-time gold ring winner Vinny Moscati raises to 6,500 from the hijack. He gets one caller, the small blind.
The flop comes . The small blind checks. Moscati continues with a bet of 5,500. The small blind calls.
Both players check the turn, bringing the river.
The small blind leads out with a bet of 10,500. Moscati calls. Both players hold their cards. The small blind has to show first, but instead mucks his cards.
Moscati mucks too as he is awarded the pot.
Vinny Moscati - 125,000
Monday, March 11, 2019 11:04 PM Local Time
Sean Yu raises to 7,500 from under the gun. Nich Phoenix three-bets to 21,000 from his direct left. Action folds around to Gal Yifrach in the cutoff, and he moves all in. Yu asks for an exact count. The dealer breaks down Yifrach's stack, and his all-in raise is to 33,700. Yu thinks for a few more moments, then reluctantly folds. Phoenix calls, and the hands are turned up.
Yifrach:
Phoenix:
The board runs out , and Phoenix pairs his king to win the pot and eliminate Yifrach.
Nich Phoenix - 145,000
Gal Yifrach - Eliminated
Monday, March 11, 2019 10:52 PM Local Time
This is the last level of the night. In roughly 40 minutes, players will bag up their chips for Day 2.
Monday, March 11, 2019 10:51 PM Local Time
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Monday, March 11, 2019 10:51 PM Local Time
A turnout of 398 entrants showed up for Flight B of the Bike Main Event. Added to the 280 from Flight A yesterday, the total number of entries comes to 678.
The sum will make for an overall prizepool of over $1 million. A complete breakdown of payouts will be posted at the start of Day 2.
Monday, March 11, 2019 10:51 PM Local Time
Joe Kuether and Kristy Arnett are in the blinds, and they see the flop come . Kuether leads out for 2,400 from the small blind, and Arnett calls.
The turn is the and Kuether continues for 9,000. Arnett thinks for a minute, then releases her hand.
Joe Kuether - 285,000
Kristy Arnett - 54,000
Monday, March 11, 2019 10:41 PM Local Time
Mike Wang opens to 6,000 from middle position. Sitting on his left, Andy Philachack calls. Ryan Lenaghan jams in the lojack, which is directly followed by a shove from Matthew Elsby in the hijack.
Action folds back around to Wang who folds. Philachack gets out of the way. Lenaghan and Elsby showdown. Elsby is the player at risk.
Elsby:
Lenaghan:
The board runs out . Lenaghan flopped an open-ended straight draw, but could not hit any outs in the end. Elsby's chip count comes to 38,000. Lenaghan pays the fine and is left with less than 10 big blinds.
Matthew Elsby - 88,500
Ryan Lenaghan - 16,300
Monday, March 11, 2019 10:24 PM Local Time
Kevin Eyster (center) and Gal Yifrach (left)
Gal Yifrach raises to 4,800 from under the gun. A middle-position player calls, then Kevin Eyster three-bets to 16,500 from the big blind. Both other players call.
The flop rolls out . Eyster continues for 22,000. Yifrach calls and the other player folds.
The turn is the . Eyster moves all in. Yifrach asks for an exact count, which turns out to be 64,000. Yifrach has him covered, and after thinking for a minute, he puts out the chips to call.
Eyster:
Yifrach:
Eyster is ahead with his kings, and the on the river offers Yifrach no help. Eyster's kings hold, and he doubles up.
Kevin Eyster - 224,000
Gal Yifrach - 40,000
Monday, March 11, 2019 10:15 PM Local Time
Darren Rabinowitz
Darren Rabinowitz opens from early position, a player in middle position three-bets and the button calls. Rabinowitz shoves having both of his opponents covered.
Middle position folds and the button calls all in for around 80,000 with . Rabinowitz is in great shape as he turns up .
The board runs out and Rabinowitz's aces hold to score the late night knock out.
Darren Rabinowitz - 190,000
Monday, March 11, 2019 10:14 PM Local Time
On a flop reading , there are two players left with cards.
Javid Javani checks in the small blind. His opponent, in middle position, says "all in." Across the table, Javani hears the announced shove and slides all of his chips in the middle without hesitation.
The middle-position player flips over . "Nines," Javani asks, then verifies that it is actually pocket tens while casually turns over a flopped straight with .
The turn is the , rendering the dimes dead in the water. The inconsequential river is the .
The dealer begins to break down Javani's chips. Javani and his opponent have comparable stacks, both over 100,000.
After some misinterpretations on the calculations, Javani's final count comes to 108,600. This leaves the middle-position player with just under 7,000 behind and Javani with a massive double up.
Javid Javani - 217,200
Monday, March 11, 2019 10:11 PM Local Time
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 2,400
Monday, March 11, 2019 10:01 PM Local Time
Zach Gruneberg is all in for 28,500 on the button and called by the cutoff. Gruneberg needs to get lucky as he turns up against his opponent's .
The board comes and Gruneberg does indeed get lucky when he spikes a four on the flop to stay alive.
Zach Gruneberg - 62,000
Monday, March 11, 2019 9:55 PM Local Time
Andy Philachack
A player in early position opens to 4,000. Mike Wang raises to 12,500 from the hijack and Andy Philachack calls all in for 11,400 from the cutoff.
Early position calls and its three-handed to the flop. The flop comes and both players check.
The turn brings the , early position bets 16,000 and Wang puts out a raise to 40,000. Early position folds.
The hands are tabled and Philachack's needs to hold against Wang's . The river is the and Philachack does indeed hold to avoid elimination and triple up.
Andy Philachack - 40,000
Mike Wang - 130,000
Monday, March 11, 2019 9:40 PM Local Time
Marc Macdonnell
Marc Macdonnell moves all in for 22,100 from late position and Eddy Sabat calls from the big blind.
Macdonnell turns up and needs to get lucky against Sabat's .
The flop comes giving Macdonnell more outs. The turn is the and the river is the giving Macdonnell trip fives to double through Sabat.
Marc Macdonnell - 50,000
Eddy Sabat - 45,700
Monday, March 11, 2019 9:38 PM Local Time
Taylor Black raises to 4,500 from the button and the small blind calls.
Both players check the flop and the turn is the . The small blind checks again and Black bets 4,000. His opponent calls.
The river is the and it's again checks to Black. He puts out a bet of 25,000. His opponent thinks for a minute, then folds.
Taylor Black - 122,000
Monday, March 11, 2019 9:31 PM Local Time
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000